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August 1 – The 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It becomes the second-deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus on November 29, surpassed only by the 2013 West African Ebola virus epidemic. [154] August 2 – Apple Inc. becomes the world's first public company to achieve a market capitalization of $1 ...
August 5 – Hurricane Debby made landfall near peak intensity as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) near Steinhatchee in the Big Bend region, 17 miles (27 km) from where Hurricane Idalia struck a year prior. Five fatalities were reported in the state after the passage of the storm, three of which occurred in ...
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season featured four simultaneous named storms, the first year since 2008. Visible in the image is Florence (left), Isaac (bottom center), Helene (lower right), and Joyce (upper right) on September 12. The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1. [22]
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
He admits that a $150,000 hush money payment in August 2016, "at the direction" of an unnamed candidate, was for the "principal purpose of influencing" the 2016 presidential election. He is released on $500,000 bail until his sentencing on December 12. He faces up to 65 years, though prosecutors recommend 46 to 63 months.
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January 1, 2019 – Washington bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic rifle. [ 15 ] January 25, 2019 – The longest government shutdown in American history, which lasts from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019 (35 days), officially ends.
September 1, 2008 – Hurricane Gustav reached the Louisiana coast on the morning of September 1, making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana as a Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The center of the storm continued northwest across the state resulting in significant damage and 7 deaths; 34 parishes were declared as disaster areas.